Which to use
“cachas” and “cacho” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,864
- “cachas” frequency rank
- #15,294
- “cacho” frequency rank
- 64158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachas | cacho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cacha. | Pedazo o porción de alguna cosa, en especial de límites más bien difusos o amorfa. |
Where the eye mixes cachas and cacho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cachas and cacho
A purely visual mix-up. cachas ([ˈkat͡ʃas]) and cacho ([ˈkat͡ʃo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cachas is recorded at frequency rank #48,864, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat͡ʃas]. cacho is at rank #15,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkat͡ʃo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 64158, this pair ranks #46,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cachas vs cacho
Shared letters: ach. Private to "cachas": s. Private to "cacho": o.
"cachas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cachas" for "cacho" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cachas" and "cacho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cacho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachas" and "cacho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachas vs chacras". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #46,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.